Drawing on the rich special collections of the DeGolyer Library at SMU, this major exhibition will focus on all the lifetime editions of On the Origin of Species, as well as Charles Darwin's other publications, with the work of 18th-century and 19th-century naturalists (Darwin's predecessors and contemporaries) providing context. Reactions to Darwin, both from the popular press and the scientific community, will also be featured. The DeGolyer exhibition is part of a year-long celebration at SMU honoring the 150th anniversary of the first publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth.
